magno01 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 When we have decided to move here I am slightly prepared for the life that we will have. Meaning we will start back to zero. My wife and I are both engineers from the Middle East but Filipinos by citizenship. We moved from Abu Dhabi to Sydney just this September 2015. Finding the same job that I used to do in Abu Dhabi is very difficult. So I tried doing odd jobs just to meet ends especially that my wife just had a baby. What else should I do just to be able to practice civil engineering here? I work for a fabriation company right now. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Are your engineering qualifications recognised in Australia? Have you looked on seek.com.au to see where the jobs are? Sydney is by far the most expensive place in Australia to live - if you can find work in another city you would save a lot of money in rental costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magno01 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Recognized like by the engineers australia? My wife's credentials were assessed by them. We didn't bother having mine assessed as it was enough for our application. Yes, i have looked at seek.com.au...everyday. I was informed my experience in the middle east and the philippines is not relevant, way to bursting my confidence with those words. We chose sydney because this is where my wife's sister lives...she helped out when we had the baby. I did some research and going back to school might increase my chance of practising my profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Recognized like by the engineers australia? My wife's credentials were assessed by them. We didn't bother having mine assessed as it was enough for our application. Yes, i have looked at seek.com.au...everyday. I was informed my experience in the middle east and the philippines is not relevant, way to bursting my confidence with those words. We chose sydney because this is where my wife's sister lives...she helped out when we had the baby. I did some research and going back to school might increase my chance of practising my profession. Being assessed for immigration and having your qualifications recognised to work in Australia are two different things. Employers will always prefer a local engineer to an overseas one because they are not familiar with overseas qualifications. University standards vary around the world - how do they know whether a Filipino engineering degree is better or worse than an Australian one? They only have your word for it. If you can get registered with Engineers Australia, that will give an employer confidence that you meet Australian standards. Employers may say your overseas experience is not relevant - it's up to you to prove that it is. When you apply for a position, analyse the advertisement and list the requirements (qualifications, competencies) they are looking for. Then list each of them in your cover letter, giving an example of how your experience enables you to meet each requirement. So your cover letter would start something like, "Dear ... , I wish to apply for the position of .... I feel my qualifications and experience are an excellent fit for this position, as follows: ...." It may also help to attach written references from your employers in the Middle East and the Philippines to your application. If employers can read references which talk about how good you are, it will influence them (whereas they aren't likely to bother to make an overseas call to find out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magno01 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thank you very much @Marisawright. This is very helpful. I am considering applying for Engineers Australia, but the membership is quite expensive. But I am planning to save up for that. i will take your advice and contact my references and ask for their feedback on my work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farry Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Being assessed for immigration and having your qualifications recognised to work in Australia are two different things. Employers will always prefer a local engineer to an overseas one because they are not familiar with overseas qualifications. University standards vary around the world - how do they know whether a Filipino engineering degree is better or worse than an Australian one? They only have your word for it. If you can get registered with Engineers Australia, that will give an employer confidence that you meet Australian standards. Employers may say your overseas experience is not relevant - it's up to you to prove that it is. When you apply for a position, analyse the advertisement and list the requirements (qualifications, competencies) they are looking for. Then list each of them in your cover letter, giving an example of how your experience enables you to meet each requirement. So your cover letter would start something like, "Dear ... , I wish to apply for the position of .... I feel my qualifications and experience are an excellent fit for this position, as follows: ...." It may also help to attach written references from your employers in the Middle East and the Philippines to your application. If employers can read references which talk about how good you are, it will influence them (whereas they aren't likely to bother to make an overseas call to find out). Your reply is really good and encouraging one.I am also worried about the same..Though i am still not landed to Australia .How to search Job? My Degree is assessed by Engineer Australia but my Immigration process is not yet completed in short i am not Australian citizen now.Can i get registered with Engineers Australia ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You need to check if your degrees are recognised under the Washington Accord which basically gives recognition that it's of equivalent standing to an Australian one. The Philippines is not a signatory to the WA but is in the process of gaining recognition. Refer to the Engineers Australia website and they tell you the process to follow, if your degree is not WA then there's some extra hoops to jump through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magno01 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 You need to check if your degrees are recognised under the Washington Accord which basically gives recognition that it's of equivalent standing to an Australian one. The Philippines is not a signatory to the WA but is in the process of gaining recognition. Refer to the Engineers Australia website and they tell you the process to follow, if your degree is not WA then there's some extra hoops to jump through. Yes, we are aware of that already that is why I am considering studying a course which is closer to my profession. I am learning the process of applying through apprenticeship. Its quite difficult to look for companies that offer such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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